The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-24
CITY NOTES.

Yesterday was one of the days noted
for the scarcity of news items.
just such days as yesterday was makes
the tourist glad that he is in Florida
A new post Office has been established at
Tamoka, in volusia County, on the st.
Johns and Halifax railroad, and mail
win hereafter be left there daily.
The protracted drought is doing con-
siderable damage to vegetation, and the
drifting sand has ruined several truck
patches in this vicinity and damaged a
large quantity Of corn.
A regular meeting of st. Johns Lodge,
-. K. Of p, will be held tonight. All
members are requested to be on hand
promptly at o'clock, as business Of inn
portance will come up.
Some Of the finest job printing ever
turned out in Florida is being done in
THE NEWS job rooms. The Office is pre-
pared to do all classes Of work, from the
smallest card to the large colored posters.
Hon. w. H. Kemble, the largest owner
Of horse railroad stock in Philadelphia.
with his party of nine people
returned from Havana last evening and
are again in their old rooms at the Put
nam House.
The county Jail now has just even
twenty prisoners in it. The sanitary con-
dition Of the Jail will be greatly improved
BY laying the proposed sewers, permits
sion for which was granted Tuesday
night by the City Council.
Geo. Green, q negro convicted at the
late term Of Sumter court, has been
sent to Palatka for safe keeping. He
win receive his sentence at the called
term in June, as for some reason he was
not sentenced at the last term.
Mr.. George Myers, of George Myers &
CO., Jacksonville, agents for the Anthem
ssr>Busch Brewing Association, was in
town yesterday, arranging for the sale
Of that celebrated beer in this city. An
advertisement will appear in these
columns in q few days giving full par
ticulars.
Mr.. Lewis jackson, one of the surviv-
ing partners in the drug business Of R.
8. Priddy q Co., has taken charge of the
store, and will conduct it in future, or
1t least, until the affairs of the old firm
are all Strengthened up. The stock of
drugs Is fresh and choice, and he will
ssal them At low prices.
The Gallatin Tenaesseean makes this
note Of the arrival of Capt. Buchanan.
who spent several weeks in Palatka, at
his old home: Capt. E. o. Buchanan
has returned from q protracted trip to
Florida. He is greatly pleased with the
''land Of flowers" and his visit was
made doubly agreeable by courtesies
shown him by Sumner countians who
live there"
Mr.. James Shelley, Chairman of the
County Republican Executive Commit
tee, has issued a call for a Republican
mass meeting, to be held in Fry's Opera
House on Thursday (this) evening. The
meeting is called for the purpose of NOM
mating candidates for Mayor, Aldermen
and other city officers. This looks very
much like making the race on strict
party lines, and the Republicans will put
. straight ticket in the field. We shall
know pretty soon who the candidates are
to be.
The Rochester IN. W Press. speaking
Of John Thompson's entertainments,
says: 1.-The musical extravaganza,
Around the World may be classified
- = dramatic gem The performance is
remarkably pure in tone; musical, both
instrumental and vocal. The character
are al natural, being taken from every.
day life; the artists are experienced and
nnished. There is no play like it on the
Stage in construction, plot and purposes,
and the entire performance is as success
ful a. it is original"